Hotel Find: United Places Melbourne
Attention to detail is certainly not spared at United Places Melbourne, one of the city’s recent additions to the hotel scene. Melbourne’s upscale South Yarra neighborhood is the perfect backdrop for the thoughtfully designed property, which offers high-end amenities and a personalised concierge service. Darren Rubenstein, property developer, and first-time hotelier, dreamt of United Places […]
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Restaurant Find: Bar Lourinhã Melbourne
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Set behind Melbourne’s iconic Hotel Windsor, amidst an array of bars and restaurants is Bar Lourinhã, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant that has become a modern institution. Executive chef Matt McConnell and his wife Jo Gamvros opened Bar Lourinhã in 2006. The menu is concise and made to share, […]
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Restaurant Find: Kisumé Melbourne
The three block stretch of Flinders Lane from Spring Street to Swanston Street has become Melbourne’s golden row of fine casual dining. Kisumé Melbourne is yet another brilliant example of Asian food served and set in an Australian way. Chris Lucas opened Kisumé Melbourne in May 2017 with an appreciation for New York style sushi […]
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The Curators: Fashion Designer Livia Arena’s Melbourne
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) With a brand new studio-factory set up located behind her retail store, Melbourne-based Livia Arena is making waves. ”˜Contemporary elegance with an exceptional quality in fabric and construction, all designed and made locally’ is perhaps the best way to describe Livia Arena’s dedication to quality in garment design […]
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Restaurant Find: Atlas Melbourne
Newly opened Atlas Dining in Melbourne’s south side is helmed by one seriously talented young chef. At just twenty-two, Charlie Carrington has become the youngest chef in history to be awarded a Hat, Australia’s Michelin star, and he’s just getting started. Inspired by a nine-month trip around the world while interning in some of the […]
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The Editors: Jo Walker of frankie on Melbourne & the Future of Print
Jo Walker, editor of Melbourne-based magazine frankie, radiates the kind of vibe that reflects the publication she edits. Her laughter is deep; her passion is evident; and even her profanity ”“ fittingly; in the Australian way ”“ is eloquent. Starting out as a freelance writer for the magazine in 2004, Walker became editor in 2007. […]
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The Curators: Broached Commissions’ Lou Weis on rethinking Australia’s cultural aesthetic
Australia’s aesthetic identity has at times been defined by its imperial British heritage (at best) or an insipid form of exoticism (at worst). More recently, however, the island nation’s isolation from the international design scene has been inspiring a new generation of Australian creatives to use design to delve into Australia’s historical and cultural identity; […]
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Café Find: Brother Baba Budan Melbourne
Competition is rife in Melbourne’s specialty coffee scene but Brother Baba Budan, named after the world’s first coffee smuggler, has built a highly regarded reputation that has lasted ever since it opened 2007. The pint-sized gem of a café has a reputation inverse to its size, meaning you can almost always expect to queue for […]
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The Curators: Guy Grossi dishes up the dirt on mouth-watering Italian produce and his top Melbourne restaurants
Known as the godfather of Italian food, Guy Grossi is a household name when it comes to simple, delicious cuisine. His portfolio of restaurants in Melbourne, including his eponymous establishment Grossi Florentino, have been consistently ranked at the top of the prestigious Good Food Guide in Australia. Grossi is not only a restaurateur and chef […]
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Melbourne Restaurant Find: Cutler & Co
Restaurants of the world should pay close attention to how the team at Melbourne’s Cutler & Co has struck a stunning balance between food and space. Partners Andrew McConnell & Pascale Gomes-McNabb are the creative force behind the respective food and interior design excellence and what they’ve achieved is a something that has impressed diners consistently […]
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